This week on MD for Moms, I’ll be interviewingDr. Huma Sheikh, a NYC-based adult neurologist, and Dr. Paige Kalika, a Miami-based pediatric neurologist about migraines and other forms of headaches. Migraines can be incredibly painful and may derail the day – any plans are sidelined by the need to avoid light and noise among other things. But, did you know that there are multiple types of headaches beyond migraines? We will learn about the different forms of headaches and how each presents in kids and in adults. Understanding the safest and most effective approaches to headache prevention and treatment is imperative for anyone who suffers from headaches and anyone who’s child may similarly experience this pain. The newest options for treatment will be explored as well as non-medication approaches and much more.

Have a question for Dr.’s Paige Kalika or Huma Sheikh about migraines and other headaches in kids and adults?

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Huma U. Sheikh, MD, is an assistant professor at Mount Sinai Beth Israel and was previously a clinical instructor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital-Harvard Medical School. She completed her neurology residency at Montefiore Medical Center, where she also completed a Stroke Fellowship before going on to Brigham and Women’s Hospital for a fellowship in Headache Medicine. She is the co-chair of the Migraine and Vascular Disease special interest section at the American Headache Society (AHS) and on the AHS committee to develop “Guidelines for Vascular Issues and Headache.” She is currently investigating the role of low dose oral contraceptives in stroke for women with migraine with a grant from the International Headache Society.

Paige Kalika, DO

Paige Kalika, DO Pediatric Neurology

Dr. Paige Kalika has an undergraduate degree in biology at Cornell University, and a medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Osteopathic Medicine (now Rowan-SOM). She completed pediatrics residency at Jersey Shore University Medical Center and child neurology fellowship at SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. Since graduating in 2010, she has been an attending physician/assistant professor of clinical neurology at the University of Miami. Dr. Kalika sees patients in Miami as well as in two locations in Broward (Plantation and Weston), and at Jackson Memorial Hospital/Holtz Children’s Hospital. She practices child neurology, and has a special interest in pediatric headache and migraine.